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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Le Roi des Aulnes (Der Erlkönig)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
This illustrated edition of a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) written in 1782 includes the piano score of the music to which it was set by composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828) in 1815. The binder, Léon Gruel, chose to employ a traditional 16th-century style of decoration featuring interconnected ribbons called "strapwork." However, he added a bit of Gilded Age flair. Two dragons with necks entwined add a dramatic element that would not have been found in the original version of the style.
Provenance
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Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2013-2014 | Bookbindings from the Gilded Age. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11 5/8 x W: 9 1/4 x D: 9/16 in. (29.5 x 23.5 x 1.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, before 1931
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
92.869